Which model of TV card is it? Most of the newer ones implement the remote input as an input device (like an extra keyboard). My setup (which is quite old now) takes a hybrid approach - I use the raw key impulses the remote generates by default, and also run lircd in "evdev" mode (which uses input devices instead of IR pulses) to route commands to programs like mplayer. Step 1 : does pushing the "OK" button on the remote cause an "enter" impulse in the current terminal?
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AdrianJan 23 '12 at 12:55

No. Nothing happens no matter which keys I press on the remote.
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phyreJan 24 '12 at 14:05

Try tail -f /var/log/kern.log and pushing all the buttons again to see what gets logged.
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AdrianJan 24 '12 at 15:15

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Personally, with my Nova-T usb tv stick and remote I install lirc, sudo apt-get install lirc and choose my usb tv stick and when choosing the remote it doesn't really show me it listed, so I just choose anything. I stop the lirc service, sudo service lirc stop and run cat /proc/bus/input/devices which gives me